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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1310 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2322
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Barry R. Finegold
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to reservists with service-connected disabilities.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Barry R. FinegoldSecond Essex and Middlesex 1 of 2
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1310 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2322
By Mr. Finegold, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 2322) of Barry R. Finegold for
legislation relative to reservists with service-connected disabilities. Veterans and Federal
Affairs.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 2604 OF 2021-2022.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act relative to reservists with service-connected disabilities.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Section 6A of chapter 115 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:-
3 As used in this section and in sections 6B and 6C of this chapter, the term “reservist''
4shall mean a person who has served not less than 180 days in the Marine, Army, Air Force or
5Coast Guard reserves and who is a resident of the commonwealth.
6 SECTION 2. Section 6B of said chapter 115, as so appearing, is hereby amended by
7inserting after the second paragraph the following paragraph:-
8 A reservist who has suffered a service-connected disability shall be paid $2,000 annually
9in 2 equal payments on August 1 and February 1. The parents and surviving spouse, provided 2 of 2
10that surviving spouse does not remarry, of a reservist who suffered a service-connected death
11shall be paid $2,000 annually in 2 equal payments on August 1 and February 1.
12 SECTION 3. Section 6C of said chapter 115, as so appearing, is hereby amended by
13striking out, in lines 5 and 6, the words “six B” and inserting in place thereof the following
14words:- 6B, or the reservist has suffered a service-connected disability under said section 6B.